Sen. Rick Scott: Biden Remains Silent as Inflation Keeps Growing, Hurting Families

Statement

Today, following the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Senator Rick Scott released the below statement again calling on President Biden to finally admit that inflation is rising and put forward a plan to protect families in Florida and across the nation from growing prices. Today's BLS data builds on last month's concerning report, showing that year over year, consumer prices increased 4.2% in April -- a significant increase from the 2.6% increase reported for the 12-month period ending in March 2021 and the largest 12-month increase since 2008. Annualized, the monthly CPI growth rate reached 10.3% in April. CPI Food prices have seen a 2.4% increase over the last 12-months while gasoline prices are up 49.6%.

Senator Rick Scott said, "President Biden's silence on inflation is deafening and his lack of leadership in the face of this serious threat is hurting people every day. Every increase in food, gas and household good prices, even increases of just a few cents, negatively impact families, especially low income families and those on fixed incomes. For our nation's poorest families, like mine growing up, rising prices are devastating -- I know because I watched my parents struggle with inflation and putting food on the table when I was a kid.

"Today's CPI data further confirms our fears and what I've been warning about for months. We've now seen consistent, month after month rises in prices. Reports show nearly 90% of Americans are worried about inflation. Yesterday, the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) reported that 36% of small businesses are raising prices. There is no question whether inflation is happening. It's time for Biden to step and address inflation. He can't keep hiding while American families suffer."

Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has repeatedly urged action to address America's debt crisis and the harmful effects of inflation:

May 10, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Biden: Inflation is Happening -- Stop Reckless Government Spending
May 6, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Families on the Hook for $16,000 in Tax Hikes this Decade to Pay for Biden's Spending
May 5, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott in the Wall Street Journal: Inflation Is More of a Threat Than the Fed Says
May 4, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Biden: Tell the Truth About Taxing American Families
April 29, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Federal Reserve: With Economy Recovering, Stop Manipulating Market with Treasury & Bond Buys
April 28, 2021: VIDEO RELEASE Sen. Rick Scott's Request For Inflation Crisis Information Blocked by Democrats: What Are They Hiding?
April 23, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Americans are Worried About Rising Inflation -- Biden Must Take Action
April 14, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Biden Administration Lying About Threat of Inflation
April 13, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Biden and Powell: Wake Up and Address Growing Inflation Now
April 9, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Biden's Inflation Ignorance is Unacceptable, Hurts Families
April 2, 2021: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in Washington Post: Where's the anti-inflation plan, Mr. Powell?
March 24, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Federal Reserve: What's Your Plan to Address America's Debt Crisis?
March 17, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: We're Watching Federal Reserve & President Biden's Response to Inflation
March 4, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to National Economic Council: What's Biden's Plan to Stop Inflation?
February 23, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Fed Chairman Jay Powell Must Address Rising Inflation
February 16, 2021: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in the Tampa Bay Times: America Can't Keep Spending Without Consequence, We Must Address Our Debt Crisis Now
February 11, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott to Colleagues: Inflation from Unsustainable Federal Debt Hurts American Families
February 3, 2021: VIDEO RELEASE: Sen. Rick Scott: Congress Must Address Our National Debt and Rein in Spending
January 26, 2021: Sen. Rick Scott: Congress Must Get Serious About America's Debt
May 4, 2020: After coronavirus, for US to survive, we must tackle looming debt crisis: Sen. Rick Scott
February 5, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott to Chairman Powell: Take Action to Roll Back Growing Size of Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet
August 1, 2019: Sen. Rick Scott: Debt will destroy our country, if we let it

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